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Why Didn’t Grindelwald Recruit Tom Riddle? - Harry Potter Theory

125K views · Jun 21, 2026 · Entertainment

Comments · 221

  • @HarryPotterTheory · 3 months ago · pinned

    Thanks for watching folks! What video next? Comment down below!

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  • @Ariner-M · 3 months ago

    This was well conceived and presented, but with one major flaw. Grindelwald was a noted Seer who could divine the future at will, in contrast to Sybill Trelawney, who was unfortunate enough not to remember her true prophecies, and to be disbelieved otherwise. Grindelwald's ability to See might give him the information he would need to convince him never to ally himself with Tom Riddle in the first place.

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  • @OrangeHatReviews · 3 months ago

    Definitely left me wanting more. Part 2 is requested. Please.

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  • @coreyblakee332 · 3 months ago

    In my opinion Voldemort would of betrayed him and tried to kill him eventually if he did join from a young age

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  • @TG-pk2vi · 2 hours ago

    Tom was very focused on getting his possessions and horcruxes. Whenever he felt ready he would have risen and killed Grindewald. Once he left school he couldn’t tolerate another as an equal

  • @KaiserAfini · 2 weeks ago (edited)

    &quot;You&apos;ve developed a giant barrier destruction spell, Tom ? Impressive, what is the incantation ?&quot;<br>&quot;EYAAAAAAGH !&quot; <br><b>Grindewald starts to question Tom&apos;s genius</b>

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  • @stevenbaumann5911 · 2 months ago

    I believe there were lines that Grindewald wasn&apos;t willing to cross. &nbsp;I find it hard to imagine that he didn&apos;t know how to create Horcruxes. &nbsp;Unlike Dumbledore, once Grindewald realized what kind of man Voldemort was, he wouldn&apos;t have hesitated to remove the threat.

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  • @nathanlynch9634 · 3 months ago (edited)

    Hello everyone I love this channel👋😊

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  • @ryandodd8950 · 3 months ago

    Deserves a part 2

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  • @dibenp · 3 months ago

    I remember seeing this video before and hearing you discuss this what-if… weird. But I enjoyed it again. 😅😊

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  • @sjt20690 · 3 months ago (edited)

    Since Dumbledore knows Tom inside out, do you think he would be smart enough to see that Tom is playing a power game by making Grindlewald and Dumbledore face each other while he remains on the sidelines. <br><br>Do you think Grindlewald is beyond reconciliation even through Dumbledore?

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  • @roblo2526 · 3 months ago

    For me there is a part missing when Grindelwald tried to get rid of Voldemort after a few years because he starts seeing him as a true rival and to dangerous even though he benefited a lot from there cooperation.

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